Thursday, February 17, 2011

Couple's Room Reveal Captured...

We love to see our clients reactions to the finished product for their weddings. Yesterday we were pleasantly surprised with our friends at Millennium Productions sent us this video from our clients Katie & Todd's wedding. This video is a great representation of what we see with our clients each weekend. We get to see the bride's eyes light up when the room is all put together. We got to relive Katie, Todd, and her mom Rhonda's excitement.

We like our clients to get this special time together to appreciate all of the hard work and months of planning that was done to make the room come to life. We also strongly encourage our clients to hire a professional videographer for their day. We love our photographers, but the videographers just add an additional element to the day that can be heard and watched over and over.

Thanks Millennium for putting this together, and helping both us and our clients relive the day.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

You can also see the recap of event, and the allstar team that made it happen on our blog .
Part 1
Part 2

Monday, February 14, 2011

Bridesmaid dresses..

I love when from time to time personal and professional lives come together. I absolutely love The Limited for clothing. Recently The Limited tossed their hat in the bridal attire ring. I have browsed through their bridesmaids selections, and have to say "wow". The dresses are so cute, modern, and fresh. I would highly recommend checking the site out if you are looking for dresses.
Bow One Shoulder Dress ITEM #3219676



Mia Strapless Dress ITEM #3216717

Click here to check it out Heck I would recommend looking at their site, if you are in the market for a stylish special occasion dress that is easy on the wallet. Happy Shopping!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Jacelyn & Colin's Vintage Vineyard Wedding



It was such a thrill to work with Jacelyn and Colin on their wedding. They had a large portion of the planning done when they came to us. However, Jacelyn had hoped we could further assist her with putting it all together. As soon, as we found out that both the ceremony and reception would be at Chaumette, we were sold.

Chaumette is a beautiful winery a little over a 1 hour drive from St. Louis in Ste Genevieve, MO. The drive alone is breathtaking, but the winery is every more gorgeous. The couple and their 150+ guests would have to travel, in essence making this a destination wedding, and we were up to the task! The couple knew relatively quickly in their planning that they would want to entertain all of their guests, and not be figuring out logisitics of vendor deliveries.

The ceremony was held in the most adorable chapel that is on the grounds at Chaumette. It is in pristine condition, and was actually moved from the St Louis area! Following the ceremony, the couple was whisked away by an antique car, complete with cans trailing behind, and all.

For the design elements, our beautiful bride wanted to encorporate vintage items like pearls and old picture frames. She wanted a romantic reception, and wanted to down play the wall to wall french doors that allowed dramatic views of the wine country. Normally these views would be priceless, but because it would not be dark until late in the evening, the decision was made to pipe and drape the entire room and use uplighting to ensure drama and romance.


We utilized high, medium, and low centerpieces on different table linens, to further the intrigue. In these centerpieces, we used antique picture frames, pearls, and other eclectic items the bride had on hand. This decor really complimented the already eclectic and vintage decor of Chaumette.

The bride and groom and all of their guests were smiling ear to ear that day. The weather was PHENOMENAL, and everyone was able to take advantage of all that Chaumette had to offer.


Congrats Jacelyn & Colin, and thank you for letting us be part of your big day!

Dream Team:
Event Stylist & Coordination: Lacy Branch Events
Ceremony: Chaumette Vineyards & Winery Chapel
Reception:Chaumette Vineyards & Winery
Photography: Vaeth Photography
Floral Design: Belli Fiori
Stationery: Two Blue Doors, Inc.
Entertainment: Spectrum Band
Rentals & Lighting: The Aries Company
Linens: BBJ Linen